Morning MoneyBeat Asia: Quirk of Rally — Dearth of Tech IPOs

Market Snap: At the New York close, for the week ending Friday: S&P 500 up 0.5% at 1663. DJIA down 0.5% at 15011. Nasdaq Comp up 1.5% at 3658. Treasury yields mixed; 10-year at 2.82%. Nymex crude oil down 0.8% at $106.42. Gold up 1.8% at $1,395.70/ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Sets Stage for Bigger Syria Role: The U.S. said it believes Syria used chemical weapons last week and rebuffed a Syrian offer to give U.N. inspectors access to the affected areas, saying it was too late to be credible.

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